USB GDrom Thread

You'll need to get a "dumb" external drive, a lot of the newer ones have all sorts of power saving shenanigans set on the SATA->USB control board.

I've had this issue in the past with server backups using certain drives.

 

dissing the GDemu - idiot.

I've never had any problems with my GDemu unit - no compatibility issues or anything - I'll be sticking with it too

 

You tried disabling the sleep timer?

http://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?DL

Drive utilities may have an option to disable the idle timeout.

I had to use wdidle3.exe with my WD green drive, it was driving me mad as it would spin down every couple mins or so.

 

@Rocky5 What am I looking for on that website? Don't see it....
EDIT: nvm, will try the drive utilities first.
I would think after a format (I always do this, initially to NTFS), all options and soft is wiped.

@50CALBR That would be shit, as I bought this specifically for the DC... as people on here confirmed they work without any probs...

 

You maybe out of luck with the drive utilities, looking up about the APM settings, you would normally use Windows power management to temp disable them.
(Basically widows doesn't let the drive go to sleep)

Also a 1tb drive would have done you.

Try partitioning a Fat32, 990GB partition, set to 64k & set to primary.

 

I have vr.4 and I would like to make the lid switch mod to do swapping, like in this:
http://ayasuke2.exblog.jp/iv/detail/?s=24416694&i=201507/18/42/c0323442_15551097.jpg
I tried to attach two wires (without soldering) but nothing happens. Does anyone know which holes are correct?

I wrote to Mnemo and he (very briefly) told me to use a new .inf file. Now it can be downloaded in his page:
http://3do-renovation.ru/USB-GDROM_Controller.htm
Anyone knows if that file works to make swap?

 

If I had to guess, the lid switch is normally closed. So when you add a push button, the button is normally open.
I'm guessing he added a config file to swap his logic.

 

Without the config file, I put the wires together and nothing happens. If I separete them, nothing happens... Is it possible to make swap just selecting with X button?
When you open the lid nothing happens, so how the pcb knows when to swap without adding a button? Is swapping a new feature and I'm just stupid?

 

New firmware version 16/04/26 is available

Changes:
- improved HDD compatible
- swapping D2 Images now working
- fixed another bug at swap Images
- fixed issue “Linux writing”
- fixed few minor issues/bugs

Not sure how to update the firmware. Do you just place it in the root directory, turn it on and wait 30 seconds?

 

Thanks for the update.
I don't like being a stubborn, but I need to know how to make swap by default. Soldering the original lever? A switch like a posted?

 

@Rindaman I don't know exactly what you mean. If you're trying to swap the images you just solder off the lever from your old GD-ROM drive and solder it on to your MNEMO USB-GDROM board. If that's what you're talking about.

 

Yeah, I meant that.
Optionally, some people has solder on the board two wires to an external switch, instead of the original lever. I tried that (because it's easier than solder off) but it doesn't work for me. I'm not doing it correctly.
Thanks @erfg12

 

Plonk it onto your USB device, plug it into UGC & select it like a game & it will install, the firmware.

Are you selecting images to be swapped to first?

You select the image you want with (X) it shows up down the bottom left, either a .gdi or a cdi file name, then you load another image & when you unground the switch it changes the image currently loaded.
(if in a game it will reset back to the DC bios menu)

 

Did Mnemo fix any of the errors from the beta testing or is it the same?

 

EDIT: All units are sold, thanks everybody.

 

Got one from SAG two months ago for $268.99 (including shipping). This new price $253, is only $15 less.

 

or you can ignore his attempt to cash grab and go back to the page... http://3do-renovation.ru/How_to_buy.htm No offense dude... but $5-10 mark up sure... but damn dude... you have to understand playing middle man is nice... but shit... damn near $20 mark up...

just in case the page goes down again... USB gdrom price $187 USA shipping $18
How to order
Send your order to email- dr.mnemo@gmail.com, then wait some time.
order must contain:
1) shipping address
2) your cell phone number (I will put it on parcel)
3) your account
4) item(s) and quantity

 

If after update GDI Images not working-
that means you need also additional update.

Can someone elaborate more on this? Are GDI's not working completely at all after this new fw update for some?, or is it 50/50 when loading certain ones, etc? I just updated mine from the site and tested around 10 GDI's not problem, yet just want to make sure nothing fails, as there is roughly 250gb worth of images to go through, if that is the case.

Thanks

 

I did the update. GDI worked ok. (Had downloaded the fix file just in case. But not needed)

 

Cash grab, LOL?
Everything is on MNEMO terms, he proposed me to distribute it here locally for the people who don't want to ship directly from there.
I don't set the price.